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It’s never too early to start thinking about summer—and vacation! Sandals Resorts is giving away 31 trips, and teachers are invited to enter the sweepstakes. Scroll down for the details. You’ll need some good reading material for lounging on a beach, so submit a comment to this blog by Wednesday, May 8, to let us…

Spring is full of reading-related celebrations. Win this week’s prize and you can continue the celebrations in your classroom all year long! Here’s how to enter: Submit a comment to this blog to share your super-secret pen name. To figure it out, combine the word Scribbles + Mc + the main word in the title…

Mirabel is on her way to school with a bag full of carefully crafted Valentine cards—a bag that has a big hole in the bottom. What will she do? Your students will love this sweet story. And you’ll love a chance to win this book. (Update: Congratulations to Kim, our lucky winner!) To enter…

This week I’ve gathered up a pile of great books about families. And you could win the whole stack! Here’s what I have: If I Didn’t Have You (Simon & Schuster) The Day Dad Joined My Soccer Team (Kids Can Press) Daddies Do (Sterling) The Strongest Mom (Albert Whitman) Bunny’s Staycation (Scholastic) The Best Mother (Abrams)…

Maybe I have summer on the brain (who doesn’t?!), but I was thinking about the classic kids’ game Would You Rather?, which we used to play at summer camp. And that made me think that a quick game of Would You Rather would be a great way to do this week’s blog prize! So here…

I’m perpetually late for everything—meetings, movies, dinner plans, you name it. Are you a last-minute Lucy like me? An early arriver? Or maybe you are one of those always-right-on-time types? Submit a comment by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, June 13, to our blog to let us know. One lucky teacher will be randomly selected to…

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Diane Badden is a former Mailbox classroom teacher. In her current role as Editor at Large, she shares her insights, knowledge, and enthusiasm for teaching and learning. She’s also the go-to-gal for chocolate!

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